Gales Continue in N.z
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday:—The gales, though they have abated slightly, continue violently. A cyclone is intensified near…
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Floods & storms, 1939
293 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 15
N.Z. Coast Lashed By Gales Wellington (N.z.)
Violent gales are lashing the New Zealand coast and many parts of the country are isolated by floods. Homes in several townships have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales Affect Shipping SYDNEY
Coastal shipping is affected by heavy seas off the coast and several delays have been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Severe Gale Causes Widespread Damage in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
With the exception of Auckland, which escaped the worst of the gale, every province in New Zealand has received the full blast of the fury. A…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Kyogle's Best Rain Since May Almost 3 Inches in Storm
The best rainfall on any day since the deluge which washed out the Kyogle show last May was received as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodwaters Subside In Western Australia KALGOORLIE
Although Kalgoorlie and district is returning to normal, the flood waters have virtually isolated the north country beyond Kookynie, 100 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ballina Storms BALLINA
About 20 points of rain were registered at the Ballina Post Office in two storms yesterday. The first storm approached from the south-west about 1 p.m., and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms Yield Up to Inch of Rain
Storms were experienced In many parts of the Far North Coast on Saturday and Sunday. They were accompanied by severe lightning…
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TAMWORTH, Sunday:—Houses were wrecked, trees uprooted and telephone and telegraph lines were broken and eight people were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in W.A. Big Damage Toll in Orchard Areas
PERTH, Saturday:—Widespread destruction by floods continues in various parts of the State. In the Albany district it is estimated that…
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BRISBANE, Monday:—Storms to-day gave the south-eastern coastal districts the best rains since the end of November. Although the falls were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eight Hurt in Storm at Barraba
Houses were wrecked, trees uprooted, telephone and telegraph lines broken, and eight people were injured in a…
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The roof and verandah were blown off a new cottage on Mr. B. M. Robertson's property at Bruton, Kyogle-road, during a severe wind storm late…
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NEW YORK, Sunday:—a storm is delaying the Esso Baytown, which is plunging to New York with the 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Than £100,000 Storm Damage in W.a
PERTH, Monday:—Reports of widespread thunderstorms in the great southern districts show that damage to crops and other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Strikes Fiji SUVA
A cyclonic storm visited Fiji at the week-end, causing minor damage to plantations, roads and telephonic communications. A Fijian man, his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclonic Storm in Fiji Seven Reported Drowned
SUVA, Monday:—A cyclonic storm visited Fiji at the week-end and minor damage was done to plantations, roads and telephonic communications…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastures and Crops Will Benefit Steady, Soaking Rain Follows Storms More Is Needed
COMING on top of the thunder showers of last week, the light, soaking rain which fell throughout the Far North Coast yesterday, will be of inestimable value to dairymen and farmers. No large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burst Water Main Floods Underground City Railway Sydney
As the result of the bursting of a water main at the Town Hall railway station early to-day low level lines between Town Hall railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Storms Continue Off Cornish Coast
LONDON, Tuesday:— Badly battered in the worst storm known on the Cornish coast for many years, no fewer than eight steamers put into…
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